Basic Details Surname Dawson Forenames L Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Leslie War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. Unmarried, he worked in the Town Clerk's dept but was also a Territorial and so was called up in August 1939. He was commissioned in 1943 and then served at D-Day. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Lieutenant Death and Burial details Country of death Germany Country of burial Germany Town of burial Kleve Cemetery Reichswald War Cemetery Year of death 1945 Month of death March Day of death 1 Age at death 27 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action